3E Notes Term 1

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3D(2) First Exam Revision Kit

PAPER: General English (G.E.): Jan 11 (Tuesday)IPA

: , .Vowels ()

& i , it, ii, eat, ea, ee

& , lot, o, more, or, al, au, aw

& u , good, oo, ou, you, oo, ou, u?e

(u?e u + + e , rule)

& e e, , e. , bad, a

e, bed, e

, up, u, o, ou , earth, ear, er, ir, ura a, art, a, al, ar

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, betterer, .e e, A, say,

ai, ay, a?e

(a?e a + + e , cake)

a a, I , ice, ie, i?e, igh, y

(i?e i + + e , ice)

, O , old, o, oa, o?e, ow

(o?e o + + e , hope)

** a, .

, , boy, oi, oy

a a, , out, ou, ow ** , .

, ear, ea, ear, eer, ere

e e, air,

air, are, ere, ear

, poor, oor, our, ure


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, :b d f g h k l m n p r s t w v z, .

d j tht ch th sh s ng j y

VOCABULARY, !Unit 2 Teenage Life

(A) Common teen problems 1. being bullied at school 2. being dissatisfied with weight 3. being worried about dating 4. having no friends 5. having nowhere to study 6. having pimples 7. having strict parents

8. having too many tests 9. having lots of homework 10. having very busy parents 11. not having enough pocket money 12. doing badly at school The verb form of words in italics may have to be changed.

()(B) Personality // Synonyms Antonyms1. anxious/ worried /2. nervous /

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3. approachable / /4. blunt ,

/

5. outspoken /6. bold / /7. cheerful / /8. easy-going / 9. obstinate/

stubborn

/

10. hostile / /11. serious / /12. irritable / /13. obedient / /14. optimistic / 15. pessimistic /16. outgoing /17. sociable /18. playful / /19. reserved /20. shy /21. sincere / 22. insincere /All the above are adjectives. ()

(C) Synonyms1. adore like , 2. blunt outspoken , 3. die pass away ,

4. dislike loathe , 5. good nice wonderful , 6. angry furious , 7. clever smart wise , 8. difficult hard , 9. funny hilarious , 10. ill sick ,


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Unit 3 Making a living

(A) Jobs 1. accountant 2. actor/ actress / 3. architect 4. balloon artist 5. bank teller 6. businessman/

businesswoman

7. chef 8. dentist 9. dietician 10. doctor 11. dog walker 12. entertainer 13. fashion

designer

14. firefighter

15. flightattendant

16. golf balldiver

17. graphic

designer

18. guestrelations officer

19. hairdresser 20. interiordesigner

21. journalist 22. lawyer 23. mechanic 24. nurse

25. pilot 26. police officer 27. programmer 28. research

assistant

29. safari ranger

30. sailor

31. shop assistant 32. streetperformer

33. teacher 34. tree planter

35. vet 36. waiter/waitress

/

You may have to add plural s or es.

(ses.)

(B) Strengths 1. be a team player 2. be able to meet tight deadlines

3. be able to work independently ()4. be able to work under pressure 5. be computer literate 6. be creative


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7. be fluent in English and Putonghua 8. be good at dealing with money 9. be good at multitasking 10. be good with children 11. be self-motivated 12. have an analytical mind 13. have strong communication skills 14. have strong organisational skills The verb form of words in italics may have to be changed.

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POETIC DEVICES 1. stanza 2. rhyming pattern

EXAMPLE:

Dreaming through the night, a

Reality out of sight a

Early in the morning, bAnswering my mums call c

Makes my dreams disappear in the light a

The rhyming pattern of the above poem is:

a, a, b, c, a

(night)(sight) (light) , ,

a . b, c .

a, a, b, c, a

3. alliteration

EXAMPLE:See the six students sitting silently.

(: )

s

4. onomatopoeia

EXAMPLE:

whoosh, bang

5. simile

EXAMPLE:

Time is like a river.

Time passes as quickly as water in a river.

be (is/ are/ am/

was/ were) likeas as.


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6. metaphor

EXAMPLE:

Time flies.

Time is a river.

be likeas as.

7. personification

EXAMPLE:

The four daughters dancing hand in hand around a

year.

The daughters above refer to seasons.

.

8. tone & moodThe tone of the poet is angry? proud?

The mood of the poem is happy? sad?

tone = mood =

9. repetition

EXAMPLE:

The woods are lovely, dark and deep,

But I have promises to keep,

And miles to go before I sleep,And miles to go before I sleep.

And miles to go before I sleepis repeated to

stress that the speaker still has a long way to go.

/

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and miles to go beforeI sleep.


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GRAMMAR

1. Tenses

(A) The simple present

Function:

1. Routine

2. Facts

Commonly used with:

always, usually, often, sometimes, never,

every (day/week/ month)

Form:

I/ We/ They/ You/ Plural noun > Base form

He/ She/ It/ Singular noun > Verb + s/ es

be: is/ am/ are (is not/ am not/ are not)

Negative sentences~

I/ We/ They/ You/ Plural noun >

do not (dont) + base form

He/ She/ It/ Singular noun >

does not (doesnt) + base form

Questions (not verb-to-be)~

Do + I/ we/ they/ you/ Plural noun + base

form + ?

Does + he/ she/ it/ Singular noun + base form

+ ?

:1. 2.

:Always, usually, often, sometimes,

never, every (day/week/ month)

:I/ We/ They/ You/ >

He/ She/ It/ > s esbe is, am are. (is not/ am

not were not)~I/ We/ They/ You/ > do

not (dont) +He/ She/ It/ >does not (doesnt) + verb-to-be~Do + I/ We/ They/ You/

+

+ ?Does + He/ She/ It/ + + ?

(B) The present continuous

Function:

1. Events at the time of speaking

2. Planned future events

Commonly used with:

now, at present, at the moment, still

:1. 2.

:now, at present, at the moment, still

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Form:

I > am + verb+ ing

He/ She/ It/ Singular noun > is + verb+ ing

We/ They/ You/ Plural noun > are + verb+ ing

Negative sentences~

I > amnot (Im not) + verb+ ing

He/ She/ It/ Singular noun

> isnot (isnt) + verb+ ing

We/ They/ You/ Plural noun

> arenot (arent) + verb+ ing

Questions~Am+I + verb+ ing + ?

Is + he/ she/ it/ Singular noun + verb+ ing

+ ?

Are + we/ they/ you/ Plural noun + verb+ ing

+ ?

I > am + + ingHe/ She/ It/ Singular noun

> is + + ingWe/ They/ You/ Plural noun

> are + + ing~I > amnot (Im not) + + ingHe/ She/ It/

> isnot (isnt) + + ingWe/ They/ You/

> arenot (arent) + + ing

~Am+I + + ing + ?Is + he/ she/ it/+

+ ing + ?Are + we/ they/ you/+

+ ing + ?(C) The simple past

Function:Events happened and completed in the past

Commonly used with:

yesterday, last Friday/ week/ month/

Christmas, in the past, once upon a time,

X (days/ weeks/ months/ years) ago

Form:

I/ He/ She/ It/ Singular noun/ Plural noun/

You/ We/ They

> Verb+ ed OR Irregular verb

be: was/ were (was not/ were not)

Negative sentences~


You/ We/ They

> did not (didnt) + verb in base form

Questions (Not verb-to-be)~

:

:yesterday, last Friday/ week/ month/

Christmas, in the past,

once upon a time,

X (days/ weeks/ months/ years) ago

:> + ed

bewaswere (was notwere not).

~> did not (didnt) +

verb-to-be~


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Did+I/ He/ She/ It/ Singular noun/ Plural

noun/ You/ We/ They + verb in base form

+ ?

Did + + + ?

(D) The past continuous

Function:

Past actions that continued for a period of

time.

Commonly used with:

at oclock, when, while

e.g. At two oclock yesterday, I was

swimming in the pool.

e.g. When the thiefstole Helens mobile

phone, she was sleeping. Short event

Long event

Short event

e.g. The boys took photos while they werewaiting for the ferry.

Long event

Form:

I/ He/ She/ It/ Singular noun

> was + verb+ ing


> were + verb+ ing

Negative sentences~

I/ He/ She/ It/ Singular noun

> wasnot (wassnt) + verb+ ing


> werenot (werent) + verb+ ing

Questions~

Was+I/ he/ she/ it/ Singular noun

+ verb+ ing + ?

Were + we/ they/ you/ Plural noun

:

:at oclock, when, while

, .

, , , . ,.

, , , ., .

:I/ He/ She/ It/

> was + + ingWe/ They/ You/

> were + + ing

~I/ He/ She/ It/

> wasnot (wasnt) + + ingWe/ They/ You/

> werenot (werent) + + ing

~Was+I/ he/ she/ it/

+ verb+ ing + ?

Were + we/ they/ you/


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+ verb+ ing + ? + verb+ ing + ?

(E) The past perfect ** IMPORTANT

Function:

A past event that happened before another

past event.

Commonly used with:

when , told .. that, said that, by the time,

before, after, since, already, yet, until, ever

later event > simple past

e.g. When I applied for the job, the deadline

had passed.

Earlier event > past perfect

later event > simple paste.g. He told me that he had finished his

homework.

Earlier event > past perfect

e.g. (1) John arrived at 8 oclock and then I

arrived at 8:30.

Earlier event and then Later event

> simple past

COMPARE:

(2) I arrived at 8:30, but John had arrived

there at 8 oclock.

Later event and then Earlier event

> simple past and then past perfect

e.g. Before I applied for the job, the deadline

passed/ had passed.

**,

:, .

:when , told .. that, said that, by the

time, before, after, since, already,

yet, until, ever

, , ., . , .when, tenses, , .

, ,, , , , .

, ,

. ,, , .

beforeafter, .


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e.g. I applied for the job after the deadline

passed/ has passed.

Form:


You/ We/ They

> had + past participle

Negative sentences~


You/ We/ They

> had not (hadnt) + past participle

Questions~

Had+I/ He/ She/ It/ Singular noun/ Plural

noun/ You/ We/ They + past participle +

: > had +

~> had not (hadnt) +

~Had + + + ?

(F) Irregular verb table


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2. Conditional sentences (Types 0, 1 & 2) () Function Example Type 0 If you do something, something

else must happen.

, .

If you touch the fire, you get burnt.

, .

Type 1 If you do something, something

else may happen in the future.

, .

If you work hard, you will pass the

exam.

, .

Type 2

**,If you are do something imaginary

or impossible, something else may

happen.

, .

If I won the Mark Six, I would not go

to school.

(), .

Verb form If (condition) ,

() (result) .

()

Type 0 Simple present tense Simple present tenseType 1 Simple present tense Simple future tense [will + (not) + base form]

[will + (not) + ]Type 2

**,Simple past tense

Verb-to-be:I/ You/ We/ They/ He/ She/ It

> were (NOT was)

was, were.(e.g. If I were you,)

would + (not) + base form

would + (not) +

Reminder :if can be put in the middle. For example,

If I were you, I would tell my parents.

= I would tell my parents if I were you.

if

.

. .if, .

unless = if not unless,


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If I dont work hard, I will fail the exam.

= Unless I work hard, I will fail the exam.

. .

3. should, ought to, must, have to

(A) should & ought to

should and ought to talk about duty and

give advice.

We never add s, ed or ing to should and

ought to.

should = ought to

should not = ought not to

should and ought to are not as strong as

must and have to.

We often see I think before should and

ought to.

shouldought to.

shouldought to s, ed ing.

shouldought to.

not, .

shouldought tomusthave to.

shouldought to

I think, .(B) must & have to

must and have to talk about duty and give

advice. must and have to are stronger than

should and ought to.

We never add s, ed or ing to must.

Have to has different forms:

Present~

I/ You/ They/ We/ Plural noun + have to

He/ She/ It/ Singular noun + has to

Past~

+ had to

Future~

+ will have to

Difference in meaning between must and

musthave to. musthave toshouldought to.

must s, ed ing.

have to:~I/ You/ They/ We/

+ have to

He/ She/ It/ + has to

~+ had to

~+ will have to

musthave to:


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have to:

A person must do something when he/ she

thinks it is necessary.

A person have to/ has to/ had to/ will have

to do something when others want him/ her

to do it.

must/.have to/ has to/ had to/ willhave to/.

(C) must not & not have to

We never add s, ed or ing to must not

(mustnt).

Not have to has different forms:

Present~

I/ You/ They/ We/ Plural noun

+ do not (dont) have to

He/ She/ It/ Singular noun

+ does not (doesnt) have to

Past~

+ did not (didnt) have to

Future~

+ will not (wont) have to

Difference in meaning between must not

and not have to:

A person must not do something when we

are not allowed to do something or it is

necessary that we do not do something.

A person dont/ doesnt/ didnt/ wont have

to do something when we can do

something, but it is not necessary to do it.

must not (mustnt) s, ed ing.

not have to:

~I/ You/ They/ We/

+ do not (dont) have to

He/ She/ It/ + does not (doesnt) have to

Past~

+ did not (didnt) have to

Future~

+ will not (wont) have to

must notnot have to:

must not/, .

dont/ doesnt/ didnt/ wonthave to, /, .

4. Gerunds and to-infinitives

When there are two verbs in a sentence,

we need to do something to the 2nd

verb. ,

() .Whether it should be gerund (ing) or to-infinitive

(to), we have to look at the 1st

verb!

gerund ( ing) to-infinitive (


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to). gerund to-infinitive ().There are four different cases to

consider:

:

(A) Gerund and To-infinitive > Okay gerund to-infinitive

1st

verb 2nd

verb

begin

Gerund (+ ing) OR To-infinitive (+ to)

start

continue

like

love

prefer

hate

(B) Gerunds only gerund

1st

verb 2nd

verb

avoid

Gerund(+ ing) Only

consider

dislike

enjoy

finish

keep

mind

miss

practise

suggest

(C) To-infinitive only to-infinitive

1st

verb 2nd

verb

agree

To-infinitive (+ to) Only

choose decide hope learn need offer /plan prepare pretend promise refuse

seem volunteer want wish


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3.3

If I were you, I would + verb in base form

e.g. If I were you, I would report to the

teacher.

, + were, was.

3.4

S + V + O/C + as if/ as though + S + V + O/C

e.g. He looks as if / as though he hasnt slept

all night.

To suggest something impossible, we use

simple past tense, even though the action

happens at present.

e.g. The little boy walks as if / as though he

were an old man.

++/ + / + ++/: /.

,

, .: /., , were.

3.5

Gerund + + main verb + subject

e.g. Playing football is my hobby.

subject main verb

-ing + +

e.g. Playing football is my hobby.

, ingform, gerund, , .

/

.3.6+ be + good at + gerund (verb+ing)

e.g. He is good at communicating with others.

+ + + +ing

: . communicateing.

3.7+ have/has + no problem + gerund

e.g. She has no problem dealing with money.

e.g. I have no problem multitasking.

+ + +ing

: .dealing.: . (he/she/it) has, have.


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Composition (90%)

Reminder:

1.Get the bonus marks by drawing a mind map., .2.Write 220 words! 220.

3.Remember to divide your writing into paragraphs..

4.Study the following formats..

Text type #1: Letter of Advice !!!

Paragraph 1

Introduction, , .Paragraph 2Main body - Problem #

1 + advice, .

Paragraph 3

Main body - Problem #

2 + advice, .Paragraph 4

Main body - Problem #

3 + advice, .

Paragraph 5

Conclusion

- wish her well

Dear ______________________ ,

Thank you for your letter. Im very sorry to hear that you

are (sad/ upset) because (her problems). I hope the

following advice will help.

You said that (problem #1). PRESENT/ PAST TENSE(details of problem #1)

I think you should/ ought to // must/ have to // should

not/ ought not to // must not / do not have to (your

advice)

(explain why your advice will help) FUTURE TENSE

You also told me that (problem #2).

(details of problem #2) PRESENT/ PAST TENSE

If I were you, I would (not) (your advice)


You mentioned that (problem #3).

(details of problem #3) PRESENT/ PAST TENSE

I think you should/ ought to // must/ have to // should

not/ ought not to // must not / do not have to (your

advice)


I hope this advice helps and you can solve your

problems soon. Please write to me if you need any more


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- say you are available

for further help.

,, , .

help.

With best wishes,

(You name)

Plus all previously learnt text types..

PAPER: LISTENING

A. Listening Tasks

1. Read the instructions very carefully. .2. Be careful with singular/ plural nouns. s.3. Dont miss out a.m. or p.m. .

4. Dont miss out $ for prices. $.6. Prices are read in this way:

Two dollars eighty > $2.8

Ten dollars fifty > $10.5

.

7. Hundred > 100

Thousand > 1000

Ten thousand > 10,000

.

8. Be sure to know the difference between first

name and last name (or surname).

First name. Last

name or surname,.9. Know how to write addresses:

Flat D - the eighth floor ABC Building Fanling

> Flat D,8/F, ABC Building, Fanling

.

10. Common words in an address:

House, Estate, Court, Garden, Tower, Building,

Square, Street, Road

.

11. Common place names in Hong Kong:

Kowloon, New Territories, Lantau Island, Central,

Wan Chai, Sheung Wan, Causeway Bay, Aberdeen,

North Point, Kwun Tong, Yau Ma Tei, Mongkok,

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Tsim Sha Tsui, Sham Shui Po, Cheung Sha Wan,

Sha Tin, Tai Po, Tuen Mun, Yuen Long, Tin Shui

Wai

12. Common country names:

Britain, U.S. (America), England, France, Japan,

Korea, China, Singapore, Australia, Canada

.

13. Pay attention to what signs you need to use: X 1, 2, 3. A, B, CTick the appropriate box. > Delete the inappropriate. > Male

.

14. Be careful about capitalization (names of a

person, a place, months, etc.)

. , .

B. Integrated tasks

1. Read the situation carefully: name, job title, tasks.

situation. , .2. Read instructions: dont miss any pages of the data file

, data file .3. Mind the singular/ plural s and tenses when you do the long task.

s.


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PAPER: SPEAKING

Individual Presentation Preparation Time: 3 minutes 3Presentation Time: 1.5 minutes 1

Sample structure of an individual presentatione.g. Please give a 1.5-minute long presentation about your class.

Good morning/ afternoon. Today I

would you share with you

1.

, .First, I want to tell you about the class

committee ().2.(, ). .

The chairperson () is Tony Chan. Heis a nice boy.

3. (, )..

The vice-chairperson (

) is Sammi

Chan. She has good communication

skills.

4.

,.

Next, I want to talk about my teachers. 5., ().I have 10 subject teachers, for example,

Mr. Wong and Miss Chan. .

Lastly, I want to tell you about my

classmates.

because/ so/ but/ when

6. (). . for example. , 5

6.

.I hope this gives you some ideas of

Thank you.

, , , .

My classteachersclassmates

Class committee

How many subject teachers

chairperson ?

?

Remember:

- Say as much as you can.

- Speak loudly.

- Be serious and polite.

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Group Discussion Preparation Time: 3 minutes 3Discussion Time: 2 minutes 2

The flow of a group discussion 1. Today we re going to talk about

, .2. Invite others to talk:

Do you have any ideas?

What do you think?

.

3. Give suggestions:

How about ?

I suggest we

.

4. (i) Agree with others:

Thats a good idea.

I agree with you.

(ii) Disagree with others:

Sorry, I dont agree with you.I think it would be better if

.

5. Move on to another topic:

Next, lets talk about

.

6. End the discussion:

To sum up, we have decided

.

When its your turn to speak, follow these four steps:

, :1. Say agree/ disagree /2. Reasons. (because).3. Examples. (For example).4.Invite others to comment. (What do you think?)

Remember:

- Say as much as you can. (But

do not talk too much. Let other

speak.)- Be sincere and polite.

- Speak loudly.

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